diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ae545191..6cb4a5f1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/Azure/azure-storage-blob-go v0.14.0
 	github.com/GehirnInc/crypt v0.0.0-20200316065508-bb7000b8a962
 	github.com/alexedwards/argon2id v0.0.0-20211130144151-3585854a6387
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.42.25
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.42.26
 	github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach-go/v2 v2.2.5
 	github.com/eikenb/pipeat v0.0.0-20210603033007-44fc3ffce52b
 	github.com/fclairamb/ftpserverlib v0.17.0
 	github.com/fclairamb/go-log v0.2.0
-	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.7
+	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.8-0.20220103230436-7dbe9a0bd10f
 	github.com/go-chi/jwtauth/v5 v5.0.2
 	github.com/go-chi/render v1.0.1
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ff25396c..9c247f5b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.38.68/go.mod h1:hcU610XS61/+aQV88ixoOzUoG7v3b31pl2z
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.40.34/go.mod h1:585smgzpB/KqRA+K3y/NL/oYRqQvpNJYvLm+LY1U59Q=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.42.25 h1:BbdvHAi+t9LRiaYUyd53noq9jcaAcfzOhSVbKfr6Avs=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.42.25/go.mod h1:gyRszuZ/icHmHAVE4gc/r+cfCmhA1AD+vqfWbgI+eHs=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.42.26 h1:3+GcxzyI+kvqoASDNeeLZfqGkvyNMrE9IDuErxPRtCA=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.42.26/go.mod h1:gyRszuZ/icHmHAVE4gc/r+cfCmhA1AD+vqfWbgI+eHs=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.7.0/go.mod h1:tb9wi5s61kTDA5qCkcDbt3KRVV74GGslQkl/DRdX/P4=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.9.0/go.mod h1:cK/D0BBs0b/oWPIcX/Z/obahJK1TT7IPVjy53i/mX/4=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.7.0/go.mod h1:w9+nMZ7soXCe5nT46Ri354SNhXDQ6v+V5wqDjnZE+GY=
@@ -271,6 +273,8 @@ github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.6.3/go.mod h1:75u5sXoLsGZoRN5Sgbi1eraJ4GU3++wFwWzhwv
 github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.4/go.mod h1:DslCQbL2OYiznFReuXYUmQ2hGd1aDpCnlMNITLSKoi8=
 github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.7 h1:rDTPXLDHGATaeHvVlLcR4Qe0zftYethFucbjVQ1PxU8=
 github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.7/go.mod h1:DslCQbL2OYiznFReuXYUmQ2hGd1aDpCnlMNITLSKoi8=
+github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.8-0.20220103230436-7dbe9a0bd10f h1:6kLofhLkWj7lgCc+mvcVLnwhTzQYgL/yW/Y0e/JYwjg=
+github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.8-0.20220103230436-7dbe9a0bd10f/go.mod h1:DslCQbL2OYiznFReuXYUmQ2hGd1aDpCnlMNITLSKoi8=
 github.com/go-chi/jwtauth/v5 v5.0.2 h1:CSKtr+b6Jnfy5T27sMaiBPxaVE/bjnjS3ramFQ0526w=
 github.com/go-chi/jwtauth/v5 v5.0.2/go.mod h1:TeA7vmPe3uYThvHw8O8W13HOOpOd4MTgToxL41gZyjs=
 github.com/go-chi/render v1.0.1 h1:4/5tis2cKaNdnv9zFLfXzcquC9HbeZgCnxGnKrltBS8=
diff --git a/httpd/internal_test.go b/httpd/internal_test.go
index 81326adb..549fb96a 100644
--- a/httpd/internal_test.go
+++ b/httpd/internal_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
 	"github.com/go-chi/jwtauth/v5"
 	"github.com/klauspost/compress/zip"
 	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/jwa"
@@ -1529,7 +1530,7 @@ func TestRecoverer(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusInternalServerError, rr.Code, rr.Body.String())
 
 	server.router = chi.NewRouter()
-	server.router.Use(recoverer)
+	server.router.Use(middleware.Recoverer)
 	server.router.Get(recoveryPath, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		panic("panic")
 	})
diff --git a/httpd/middleware.go b/httpd/middleware.go
index c56872a4..82480f66 100644
--- a/httpd/middleware.go
+++ b/httpd/middleware.go
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
 	"github.com/go-chi/jwtauth/v5"
 	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/jwt"
 	"github.com/rs/xid"
@@ -332,31 +330,6 @@ func forbidAPIKeyAuthentication(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	})
 }
 
-func recoverer(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
-	fn := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		defer func() {
-			if rvr := recover(); rvr != nil {
-				if rvr == http.ErrAbortHandler {
-					panic(rvr)
-				}
-
-				logEntry := middleware.GetLogEntry(r)
-				if logEntry != nil {
-					logEntry.Panic(rvr, debug.Stack())
-				} else {
-					middleware.PrintPrettyStack(rvr)
-				}
-
-				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			}
-		}()
-
-		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	}
-
-	return http.HandlerFunc(fn)
-}
-
 func authenticateAdminWithAPIKey(username, keyID string, tokenAuth *jwtauth.JWTAuth, r *http.Request) error {
 	if username == "" {
 		return errors.New("the provided key is not associated with any admin and no username was provided")
diff --git a/httpd/server.go b/httpd/server.go
index 0f2c1371..337d1f08 100644
--- a/httpd/server.go
+++ b/httpd/server.go
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ func (s *httpdServer) initializeRouter() {
 	s.router.Use(middleware.RequestID)
 	s.router.Use(s.checkConnection)
 	s.router.Use(logger.NewStructuredLogger(logger.GetLogger()))
-	s.router.Use(recoverer)
+	s.router.Use(middleware.Recoverer)
 	if s.cors.Enabled {
 		c := cors.New(cors.Options{
 			AllowedOrigins:   s.cors.AllowedOrigins,
diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
index 87479d0c..dfaa9f21 100644
--- a/util/util.go
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ func GetRealIP(r *http.Request) string {
 		}
 		ip = strings.TrimSpace(xff[:i])
 	}
-	if net.ParseIP(ip) == nil {
+	if ip == "" || net.ParseIP(ip) == nil {
 		return ""
 	}